Mental health resources (external)

When we talk about mental health and mental well-being, we are referring to a person’s ability to realize their own potential, cope with the normal stresses of life, work productively and fruitfully, and contribute to their community.

The “duty to accommodate” is a legal right, under the Human Rights Code. Mental illnesses fall under the protected grounds as a disability.

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Health and Safety rights Unions have fought hard to protect workers on the job. As a result, the law provides the following rights for all workers:

A critical incident is an event, or a series of events, that causes enough stress to overwhelm a person’s ability to cope and return to their normal state of well-being. This fact sheet provides a brief overview of critical incidents, and their potential effects on individuals. It also provides clear instructions for the prevention of, and effective response to critical incidents at work.

Workplace stress is a serious health and safety hazard that can have devastating effects. Stress occurs when there is a poor match between workplace demands and a worker’s degree of control.

Overwork is a health and safety hazard affecting more and more CUPE members. It occurs when workers have too many tasks, too little time to complete them and not enough rest. This factsheet provides an overview of overwork and its impacts on psychosocial health and safety at work. It then provides tips to mitigate and reduce the risks of overwork.